Current Percent for Art Program Announcements

New Application Process:

The Ohio Percent for Art Program has a new process for applying to open competitions.  First you create a login (your email address) and password.  You will use this login and password each time you want to apply for a different call for entry.  If you are currently an Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry participant you may use the same login that you use for that site but your profile information will not transfer.  These are two seperate databases.  Once you have logged into the Call for Entry site and created your profile you will see all open competitions that are currently available.

Click the link below to create your login and to apply for an open competition:
http://www.oac.state.oh.us/Programs/IndividualArtist/IndividualArtistLogon.asp.

Current Ohio Percent for Art Program Announcements:

University of Toledo - HHS Building Percent for Art Projects
The Ohio Percent for Art Program and the University of Toledo (UT) seek to commission site-specific artworks for the Health and Human Services (HHS) Building on the UT campus. Ohio, Michigan and University of Toledo alumni artists working in glass are invited to submit digital images of past work for review. From the submissions, a group of semi-finalists will be selected to submit proposals for the Health & Human Service building.

The selection committee, consisting of UT staff members, will review submitted materials to select the semi-finalists who will then be asked to submit detailed proposals. UT employees and their immediate families are not eligible to apply for this commission. Students enrolled in any degree-granting program also are not eligible to apply. Ohio Percent for Art Program guidelines apply to this project.
   - Dates:  5/4/2012 - 6/15/2012
   - Project Details

University of Toledo - Gillham Hall Rehabilitation Artwork Purchases
The University of Toledo (UT) invites Ohio artists to submit digital images of completed work for the Gillham Hall Ohio Percent for Art Project. The Advisory Selection Committee comprised of faculty and staff and community members will review submitted artist materials to select pieces they wish to consider for purchase. UT employees and their immediate families are not eligible to apply for this opportunity. Students enrolled in any degree-granting program also are not eligible to apply. Ohio Percent for Art Program guidelines apply to this project.
   - Dates:  5/4/2012 - 6/15/2012
   - Project Details

University of Toledo - Roundabout Commission
The Ohio Percent for Art Program and the University of Toledo (UT) seek to commission a site-specific artwork for a traffic roundabout on the UT main campus. Ohio and national artists are invited to submit digital images of past work for review. The Advisory Selection Committee, consisting of UT faculty, staff and community members, will review submitted materials to select a group of semi-finalists. The semi-finalists will be invited to submit detailed proposals for the project which pools funds from three surrounding buildings, Health and Human Services Building (HSHS), Stranahan North and Gillham Hall Percent for Art projects. Artists will be paid an honorarium for their proposals.

UT employees and their immediate families are not eligible to apply for this commission. Students enrolled in any degree-granting program also are not eligible to apply. Ohio Percent for Art Program guidelines apply to this project.
   - Dates:  5/4/2012 - 6/15/2012
   - Project Details

University of Toledo - Bowman-Oddy (Biological Science Teaching Labs) Sculpture Commission
The University of Toledo (UT) invites Ohio artists to submit digital images of past work for the Bowman Oddy Percent for Art project. The Advisory Selection Committee comprised of faculty and staff and community members will review submitted artist materials to select semi-finalists to make proposals for a new commission work. University of Toledo employees and their spouses are not eligible to apply for this commission. Students enrolled in any degree-granting program also are not eligible to apply. Ohio Percent for Art Program guidelines apply to this project.
   - Dates:  5/4/2012 - 6/15/2012
   - Project Details

University of Toledo - Stranahan Hall - North Building
The Ohio Percent for Art Program and The University of Toledo (UT) seek to commission site-specific artworks for Stranahan Hall-North on the UT campus. Ohio and Michigan artists and University of Toledo Alumni artists working in glass are invited to submit digital images of past work for review. From the submissions, a group of semi-finalists will be selected to submit detailed proposals for the Stranahan Hall-North Percent for Art project.

The Advisory Selection Committee, consisting of UT faculty, staff and community members, will review submitted materials to select the semi-finalists who will then be asked to submit detailed proposals. UT employees and their immediate families are not eligible to apply for this commission. Students enrolled in any degree-granting program also are not eligible to apply. Ohio Percent for Art Program guidelines apply to this project.

   - Dates:  5/4/2012 - 6/15/2012
   - Project Details

Additional competition opportunities to be posted! Check back soon!

Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR):

Would you like to hear about more Ohio Percent for Art open competitions?
We encourage you to participate in our Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry (OOVAR), a project in partnership with the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

The OOVAR is used as a resource by the Percent for Art Advisory Selection Committees when selecting artists for Ohio Percent for Art Program projects.  Don't be left out, join now!

Contact Information:

Ken Emerick
Director, Individual Artist Grant Programs and Services & Percent for Art
614/728-4421
ken.emerick@oac.state.oh.us

Kathy Signorino
Coordinator, Individual Artist Grant Programs and Services & Percent for Art
614-728-6140
OAC.IndividualArtistOffice@oac.state.oh.us

Ohio Arts Council
30 E Broad St FL 33
Columbus, OH 43215-3414